Temperature
82 F at 12 PM; 82 F at its warmest, 12 PM, and 66 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 82F
- 12 PM
- Highest
- 82F
- 12 PM
- Lowest
- 66F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Coming up. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 1 AM, the chance peaking at 77% around 10 AM.
Now. Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport is 81° and clear at 12 PM. With the humidity it feels like 85°. The dew point is 69°, so the air feels oppressive. Gentle breeze from the southwest at 11 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 86° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 54° by 7 AM, with some cloud. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 71): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 66°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 56°. Rain is likely tomorrow (93%). Rain is possible Monday (31%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:35 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:38 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 16 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 12:00 PM in Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport, Virginia.
Air quality
Index 71, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Northampton County (NC), 41 miles off.
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Sat 1 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 | 5,002 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 358° / 178° | 11 mph head, on 19 | 4 mph from the right |
Measured here
Every hour from South Hill/Mecklenburg-Brunswick (AVC), Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
82 F at 12 PM; 82 F at its warmest, 12 PM, and 66 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 69 F, the air 66% saturated; the humidity ran from 66% at 12 PM to 99% at 6 AM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
12 mph from the south southwest at 12 PM; at its strongest 12 mph, 12 PM, and no gust reported.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
29.99 inHg at 12 PM, falling 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.18 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 1 miles at 3 AM; 10 miles or more now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 3 AM; a base was reported in 20 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
The 3 instruments nearest Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
South Hill/Mecklenburg-BrunswickAVC
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/443 ft/2 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
La Crosse 1.7 SVA-MC-6
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/434 ft/7 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
John H Kerr DamKERV2
At a dam/15.0 mi away/243 ft/198 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.